Pancake Day raises over $3,500

Civitans thank community, volunteers, Mon-Aetna

By Charles Warner - cwarner@civitasmedia.com

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Penny Adamo prepares to turn over pancakes on the stove in the kitchen of the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall during the Union Civitan Club’s 2017 Pancake Day. Pancake Day is the Civitan Club’s main fundraiser and is held each year in the Mon-Aetna Social Hall where the Civitans cook and serve up pancakes, bacon and sausage for hungry diners to enjoy at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This year’s Pancake Day was held Thursday, March 23 and raised more than $3,500.

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Civitan Deb Belk takes payment for a ticket to the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 from a customer no doubt looking forward to a really good pancake meal. Pancake Day 2017 is the Civitan Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year and this year was held Thursday, March 23 at its usual location in the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall. Pancake Day 2017 raised more than $3,500 for the Civitan Club.

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Becky Cobb and volunteer Kim Calb serve up pancakes, bacon, and sausage to hungry diners during the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 on Thursday, March 23. As in previous years, Mon-Aetna Baptist Church permitted the Civitans to use their social hall and kitchen to cook and serve up breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. This year’s Pancake Day raised more than $3,500 for the Civitans which will use those funds to support a number of local programs including Special Olympics and developmental disabilities.

MONARCH — There are a lot of pancake lovers in Union County and they got to indulge their appetite for their favorite breakfast — and lunch and dinner — food while helping raise more than $3,500 for the Union Civitan Club.

Thursday, March 23 was Pancake Day 2017, the day the Union Civitan Club makes and serves pancakes along with sausage and bacon to hungry diners for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. As in previous years, the Civitans hold Pancake Day in the social hall at Mon-Aetna Baptist Church, using its kitchen to prepare the food it serves to diners who enjoy their food in the dining area.

An annual event, Pancake Day is the Civitan Club’s main fundraiser of the year. The club uses the funds raised on Pancake Day and through other fundraisers to support a number of local programs including Special Olympics and developmental disabilities.

Civitan Tommy Sinclair said that this year’s fundraiser was very successful, raising more than $3,500.

“It was very successful,” Sinclair said. “This allows us to put support back into the community.”

Sinclair thanked the community as whole for its support of the Civitans and Pancake Day.

“We certainly appreciate the support from the community,” Sinclair said. “This is our main fundraiser of the year and they have made it a success.”

Sinclair also thanked a group of volunteers who assisted the Civitans on Pancake Day even though they themselves are not members of the club.

“I’d like to give a shout out to Torance Inman, Bill Graham, Glenn Hibbard, Kim Calb, and Sam Phipps,” Sinclair said. “They are not Civitans but they stepped up and volunteered to help.”

Sinclair also gave a special thank you to Mon-Aetna Baptist Church for again allowing the Civitans to use its social hall and kitchen.

“As always there’s our agreement with Mon-Aetna who lets use their facilities each and every year,” Sinclair said. “We appreciate them and all they do for us.”

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Penny Adamo prepares to turn over pancakes on the stove in the kitchen of the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall during the Union Civitan Club’s 2017 Pancake Day. Pancake Day is the Civitan Club’s main fundraiser and is held each year in the Mon-Aetna Social Hall where the Civitans cook and serve up pancakes, bacon and sausage for hungry diners to enjoy at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This year’s Pancake Day was held Thursday, March 23 and raised more than $3,500.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_IMG_0439.jpgCharles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Penny Adamo prepares to turn over pancakes on the stove in the kitchen of the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall during the Union Civitan Club’s 2017 Pancake Day. Pancake Day is the Civitan Club’s main fundraiser and is held each year in the Mon-Aetna Social Hall where the Civitans cook and serve up pancakes, bacon and sausage for hungry diners to enjoy at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This year’s Pancake Day was held Thursday, March 23 and raised more than $3,500.

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Civitan Deb Belk takes payment for a ticket to the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 from a customer no doubt looking forward to a really good pancake meal. Pancake Day 2017 is the Civitan Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year and this year was held Thursday, March 23 at its usual location in the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall. Pancake Day 2017 raised more than $3,500 for the Civitan Club.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_IMG_0436.jpgCharles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Civitan Deb Belk takes payment for a ticket to the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 from a customer no doubt looking forward to a really good pancake meal. Pancake Day 2017 is the Civitan Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year and this year was held Thursday, March 23 at its usual location in the Mon-Aetna Baptist Church Social Hall. Pancake Day 2017 raised more than $3,500 for the Civitan Club.

Charles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Becky Cobb and volunteer Kim Calb serve up pancakes, bacon, and sausage to hungry diners during the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 on Thursday, March 23. As in previous years, Mon-Aetna Baptist Church permitted the Civitans to use their social hall and kitchen to cook and serve up breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. This year’s Pancake Day raised more than $3,500 for the Civitans which will use those funds to support a number of local programs including Special Olympics and developmental disabilities.

http://www.uniondailytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/web1_IMG_0459.jpgCharles Warner | The Union Times Civitan Becky Cobb and volunteer Kim Calb serve up pancakes, bacon, and sausage to hungry diners during the Union Civitan Club’s Pancake Day 2017 on Thursday, March 23. As in previous years, Mon-Aetna Baptist Church permitted the Civitans to use their social hall and kitchen to cook and serve up breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals. This year’s Pancake Day raised more than $3,500 for the Civitans which will use those funds to support a number of local programs including Special Olympics and developmental disabilities.